Irish utility Bord Gais Networks has unveiled plans for the construction project to bring natural gas to the Tipperary towns of Cashel and Cahir, in Ireland.

By Mike Joseph, Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa. Jan. 15--The race for major-party nominations to the 5th Congressional District exploded with competition Monday as three new candidates -- two Democrats and another Republican -- entered the contests.

SIX towns can be linked up to the country's natural gas network within two years if there is a demand, Bord Gais said yesterday. Gort and Loughrea in Co. Galway, Ballinrobe in Co. Mayo, Cahir and Cashel in Co. Tipperary and Monasterevin in Co.